[求助]04年8月阅读

04年8月阅读(1)
People living today in the northwestern state of Washington who have many sources of news in addition to newspapers must stretch their imaginations to understand the importance of the press during much of the state's history. Beginning in 1852 with The Cohumblan. the first paper in Washington Territory, ,newspapers served to connect settlers in frontier communities with each other and with the major events of their times.
Unlike many mid-century papers, The Columbian, published every Saturday in Olympia, one of Washington's larger towns, was "neutral in politics," meaning that it was not the organ of a particular political party or religious group. For its first few years, it was the only newspaper in the territory, but during the following decades, enterprising Washingtonians founded many other papers. Few of these papers lasted long. Until the turn of the century, most were the production of an individual editor, who might begin with insufficient capital or fail to attract a steady readership. Often working with no staff at all, these editors wrote copy, set type, delivered papers, (oversaw )billing, and sold advertising. Their highly personal journals reflected their own tastes, politics, and known as the "Oregon style"--graphic, torrid, and potentially libelous. Early newspapers were thick with print, carrying no illustrations or cartoons.
Advertising was generally confined to the back pages and simply listed commodities received by local stores. Toward the end of the century, newspapers in Washington began to carry national advertising, especially from patent medicine companies, which bought space from agencies that brokered ads in papers all over the country. By 1900, Washington boasted 19 daily and 176 weekly papers. Especially in the larger cities, they reflected less the personal opinions of the editor than the interests of the large businesses they had become. They subscribed to the Associated Press and United Press news services, and new technology permitted illustrations. Concentrating on features, crime reporting, and sensationalism, they imitated the new mass-circulation papers that William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer were making popular throughout the United States.

2. What does the passage imply about early Washington newspapers?
(A) People relied on them as their primary source of news.
(B) They contained important historical articles.
(C) They were not as informative as today's newspapers.
(D) They rarely reflected the views of any particular religion.
这道题答案选C如果是正确的话，我没有找到定位点。只能通读全文了。
但是A为什么不对？

因为文中没有明确说明a的地方。

请mm指出选a的依据，这样大家可以一起讨论一下。

Beginning in 1852 with The Cohumblan. the first paper in Washington Territory, ,newspapers served to connect settlers in frontier communities with each other and with the major events of their times

说明早期的报纸专注于settlers in frontier communities 的事情和major events ,因此不够informative

同意楼上,首段的确没有primary source 的理由

其实我也没找出第一道选A的确切位置，只是从People living today in the northwestern state of Washington who have many sources of news in addition to newspapers must stretch their imaginations to understand the importance of the press during much of the state's history. 因为当时找不到C的理由

不好意思，还有两个忘了。

4. In line 13, the word "oversaw" is closest in meaning to
(A) estimated   (B) supervised   (C) collected   (D) provided
这道题给的答案A，是错的吧，我查过新英汉字典和韦氏都是选B，监督的意思，不知道大家认为如何?
原文 ：Often working with no staff at all, these editors wrote copy, set type, delivered papers, (oversaw )billing, and sold advertising.

6. According to the passage, which of the following was true of curly Washington newspapers?
    (A) Most were owned by part-time editors who worked at other jobs.
    (B) Most were run by editors who had little or no earlier newspaper experience.
    (C) Most received financial support from the town in which they were published.
    (D) Most stayed in business for only a short while.
我觉得题目中的CURLY有问题，什么叫CURLY Washington newspapers？
做过的同学位都选哪个啊？要是选D定位在哪啊？谢谢(真笨，读了好几遍还找不着，让大家见笑了。)

另外，这个8月份的阅读答案不全，做着真郁闷，不知道哪位好心人做完了，可不可以把答案贴上来，让我参考参考，不有一样的也好提问。再次感谢。

4,oversee表监管=SUPERVISE，TOEFL词汇

6，我认为STAYED IN BUSSINESS表示经营，营业的意思。

所以此题定位在Few of these papers lasted long

不过这题似乎有乱顺续之嫌

4,oversee表监管=SUPERVISE，TOEFL词汇

我也这样认为，可楼上的几位似乎按照答案推断也有道理，真是不解？

4,如果说是A的话,为估计,估价广告;B为监督,管理广告.

A的确有道理,而且先估价后卖也合常哩.

但TOEFL词汇中的OVERSEE确=SUPERSIVE,难道新东方出的词汇书该UPDATE了?